NICHOLAS WAGNER is from Baltimore, MD where he studied dance and theatre from the age of 4. He received his B.F.A. in Dance from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009, where he performed works by Merce Cunningham and Bill T. Jones alongside many faculty members and alumni. In 2009 he was the recipient of University's Carey Erickson Beverly Blossom Alumni Award and was asked to return to perform. Since moving to NYC in 2009 he has worked with Mark Morris, Yung-Li Dance, and i-danse. Nicholas joined Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre in 2010.